Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 January 2015 17:54
Written by John Young (Marine Correspondent)

A decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to award thousands of pounds in compensation to Somali pirates has been described by a humanitarian group as “repugnant and insulting to all seafarers who have survived piracy attacks.”

Last Updated on Friday, 02 January 2015 18:36
Written by John Young (Marine Correspondent)

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On June 16, 1942, the German submarine U-576 had sailed from her base at St Nazaire, on the French Biscay coast, for a patrol in the Cape Hatteras area. On board were 45 crew led by Lieutenant Commander Hans-Dieter Heinicke. This was her fifth war patrol.